User who started the flow as variable?

[Majae]

Is there a way to distinct in a flow which user started it and use this as kind of a variable?

So e.g.
If user A started it → send a push notification to user B
If user B started it → send a push notification to user A

Of course I could to it with multiple flows, but thats not very handy.

Thanks for your help?

[Peter_Kawa]

Afaik there’s no way to retreive the user who started the flow.
However, that’s not end of story;
When you replace those flows trigger with a virtual knob or switch, the user who pushed the virtual switch is known!
Use this flow card, to monitor the virtual knob / switch:

Explained:

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To sent push messages to certain users, here’s a way to get user ID’s and save them into reusable variables:
https://community.homey.app/t/the-flow-exchange-r-exchange-your-flows-with-others/68981/25

[Rrrr]

@Peter_Kawa

flow’s trigger with a virtual knob or switch, the user who pushed the virtual switch is known!

@Peter_Kawa It does not work for me, can you explain which virtual switch?
In the mobile Homey App I pressed a

• Button in an AVD by Device Capabilities
• Virtual Device

In both cases the user and client fields are empty.

[Peter_Kawa]

It works for me with an AVD

This is the only settings of the avd:

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Even the device class is not adjusted:

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Flow:

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Output:

[Rrrr]

Thank you. No luck, fields are empty. I tried with simple flow as well. No clientID and no User.
But I cannot select for “Turned on”, but “OnOff”. Maybe we are using different versions?
Device capabilities v2.15.4 Test
Homey 10.2.0

Class: Other (Default)

[Peter_Kawa]

YW,

‘Turned on’ seemed to be a ‘previous’ value, when I emptied it and selected it again, I also got OnOff as only choice. But that also works here, sorry.

I see we use different DC versions and Homey’s (you probably own the 2023 model?), so that must be the cause here imho
DC: v2.14.9
Homey Pro 2019, v10.0.5-rc.1

[Rrrr]

@Arie_J_Godschalk Is this possible on the HP2023? If yes, I will raise a ticket for you

[Arie_J_Godschalk]

@Rrrr

s this possible on the HP2023? If yes, I will raise a ticket for you

Yeah, but with the testversion, i have got reports that it indeed is missing the user on the hp2023.

[Defi]

Was that ever fixed on HP2023? Since there is still no way to know which user started a Flow (which is ridiculous IMHO), using a virtual device would probably be an acceptable workaround

[Peter_Kawa]

I think it’s odd we can start flows.
I prefer to use switches or buttons which start flows
Then you automatically can retrieve the ‘who’ and the ‘from which device’ with the flowcards I showed.

[Defi]

Except this does not work on Homey Pro 2023, only on 2019…

[Peter_Kawa]

I see this as a temporary issue, hopefully a fix can be found.